magbugbog
magbugbóg with stress marks
to beat up
From root: bugbog
Conjugations
Past (Completed)
nagbugbog
nag-bug-BOG
beat up
Present (Incomplete)
nagbubugbog
nag-bu-bug-BOG
is beating up
Future (Contemplated)
magbubugbog
mag-bu-bug-BOG
will beat up
Usage Note
Magbugbog is the actor-focus infinitive of bugbog, used for inflicting a sustained beating or physical assault on someone. It appears frequently in crime reporting and carries strong connotations of repeated, forceful violence rather than a single blow. The object-focus counterpart bugbugin places the victim at the center of the action.
Examples
" Huwag kang magbugbog ng tao. "
Natural Translation
Don't beat people up.
Literal Translation
Don't you beat-up of person.
" Magbugbog ka pa ng kalaban, hahabulin ka. "
Natural Translation
If you beat up an enemy again, you'll be chased.
Literal Translation
Beat-up you also of enemy, will-chase you.
" Kahit gaano ka kagalit, hindi tama na magbugbog ka ng kapwa dahil maaari kang makasuhan. "
Natural Translation
No matter how angry you are, it isn't right to beat up another person because you could be charged.
Literal Translation
Even how-much you angry, not right that beat-up you of fellow because possible you be-charged.
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